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Landline Magazine: Spot rates hold up ahead of year-end push, DAT reports
Dec 15, 2020
Spot truckload freight postings fell 15% while the number of trucks on DAT MembersEdge increased 13% last week, a sign that capacity is loosening ahead of the Christmas holiday.
Fleet News Daily: Spot Truckload Freight Volumes Rebound 93% After Thanksgiving
Dec 10, 2020
Spot truckload freight volumes rebound after Thanksgiving
Landline Magazine: Spot market rebounds after Thanksgiving, DAT reports
Dec 10, 2020
Big swings are typical when you compare a full workweek to one with a major holiday.
FleetOwner: Spot truckload freight volumes rebound after Thanksgiving
Dec 10, 2020
While spot rates have been setting records, there are signs that pricing is beginning to soften for the first time in more than seven months.
American Journal of Transportation: Spot truckload freight volumes rebound after Thanksgiving
Dec 09, 2020
Truckload volumes bounced back after Thanksgiving as the number of available loads increased 93% during the week ending Dec. 6, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online marketplace for spot truckload freight.
Overdrive: Post-Thanksgiving spot freight — mixed pictures for flatbed, dry van, reefer
Dec 09, 2020
Truckload volumes bounced back after Thanksgiving — the number of available loads increased 93% week over week to close out last week, ending Dec. 6.
Commercial Carrier Journal: ‘2020’s baked’: Goods-heavy recovery rolls on, with eyes on 2021 contract market
Dec 04, 2020
The freight demand and rates dynamics that have been at work since the economic recovery began in June have held through the usual holiday freight season of September, October and November.
Landline Magazine: Spot freight volumes slow during Thanksgiving week
Dec 03, 2020
Load board activity declined sharply last week, with carriers, brokers, and shippers taking time off for Thanksgiving. Freight that did move was priced at a premium, with rates rising on most high-traffic lanes.
Refrigerated Transporter: Spot truckload volumes see drop during Thanksgiving week
Dec 03, 2020
Overall, reefer load posts down 48% week-over-week but volumes 55% higher compared to this time last year, DAT said
Overdrive: Broad supply chain effort, possibly including owner-operators, will be needed to distribute COVID vaccines
Nov 27, 2020
Ken Adamo, chief of analytics for DAT Solutions, said he’s closely watching how vaccine distribution might affect truck capacity. “There’s no historical precedent for the vaccine response to a 100-year pandemic,” he said.